BeautyQueen97
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Supposed to pay $32 for a pair of shoes that was originally $40 what was the percent of the decrease in price of the shoes set up a proportion and solve.

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tramserran

Answer: 20% decrease.

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]Percent\ Change = \dfrac{New - Original}{Original}[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{32-40}{40} = \dfrac{-8}{40} =-0.20 = -20\%[/tex]

The negative sign represents a decrease.

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